@Open Source Intel: Sec Scott Bessent on Iran: "They are trying to cut off international freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, and the U.S. is opening that up. This is a humanitarian effort... It's not on

@Open Source Intel: IDF Arabic spokesperson has issued evacuation warnings for 6 villages in southern Lebanon, citing Hezbollah ceasefire violations. Residents ordered to move at least 1,000 meters to open areas immediat

@ايران اينترنشنال: Axios reported, citing a US official, that two US commercial ships that passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday were not escorted. The official added that the Islamic Republic did not fire towa

On Monday, two US commercial ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz without being escorted by US forces, according to a US official cited by Axios. The official stated that the Islamic Republic of Iran did not fire on the ships, and US rules of engagement now authorize targeting immediate threats like speedboats or missile positions within designated defensive areas.

@Open Source Intel: Fars News claims: 2 vessels in the Strait of Hormuz turned back after Iran issued a warning

According to Fars News, two vessels turned back in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran issued a warning to them.

@Open Source Intel: Listen to the IRGC’s VHF message to the U.S. Navy and all vessels. “No vessel is permitted to transit the Strait of Hormuz. Any vessel attempt to pass the Strait of Hormuz will be destroyed.”

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a VHF message on December 15, 2025, to the U.S. Navy and all vessels, prohibiting transit through the Strait of Hormuz and threatening destruction to any vessel attempting to pass.